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Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Florida Launching New Spectrum Alert to Help Locate Missing Children With Autism
Beginning July 1, Florida will have a new tool designed to help find missing children with autism faster. The statewide Spectrum Alert aims to quickly mobilize law enforcement and the […]
Dean's Office
UCF Students Reimagine Clothing Through Adaptive Design
At UCF’s Rehabilitation Innovation Center, teams of students from different disciplines are transforming everyday clothing into life-changing solutions for people with disabilities and medical challenges.
Social Work
FMI – Member Highlight May 2026 – Asli Yalim
Asli Cennet Yalim, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida School of Social Work. Her work focuses on the well-being of immigrant and refugee populations, with […]
Social Work
Meet the Expert: The Social Work Profession
Social work is one of the oldest and most essential professions in the human services field. Social workers help individuals, families, and communities overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges, […]
Social Work
When the Mourners Leave: Learning to Live With Loss
Reshawna Chapple discusses guidance for individuals coping with ongoing grief and seeking meaningful ways to honor a loved one’s memory.
Social Work
Toddlers’ Deaths in Orange Highlight Disturbing Domestic Violence Trend
Over 100 mourners gathered last week around a memorial of flowers and photos to remember two young sisters slain by their father — another in a frustratingly long line of domestic […]
Dean's Office
CHPS Alumni Council Launched
The College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) has launched a new Alumni Council designed to make and strengthen meaningful connections between its more than 34,000 alumni and the college. […]
Physical Therapy
Tiny Tots in Motion: Go Baby Go! at UCF
An innovative program at the University of Central Florida helps toddlers with mobility issues. Special tiny toy cars made just for the children gets them on the move.
Physical Therapy
UCF Go Baby Go! Helps Children with Mobility Challenges
Two young girls are gaining independence and smiles thanks to customized cars designed to help children with mobility challenges. This week's Community Champion highlights UCF Go Baby Go!, an organization [...]
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Aims to Restore Connection Through Communication
Sydney Carey ’24 was in high school in Coral Springs, Fla., when she found her calling to help people with speech and language disorders. And it happened in an unexpected place — a fast-food restaurant. The customer in front of her was […]